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forgotmylogin

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20. He fancies himself an expert at renovation and design.

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 01:09 PM

Apr 11

He's not interested in doing normal presidential work. He's gotta occupy himself somehow.

Psychologically, this kind of makes sense. I know when I have a problem I can't deal with, I'll take on less important projects or clean the house to distract myself seeking small productivity wins in the face of it. "Not sure where this money's coming from for this surprise medical bill, hon, but look how I made the bathroom sparkle!"

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Trump proposes painting executive office building white [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 11 OP

A distraction? Brought by his lapdog, CBS Captain Zero Apr 11 #1

I propose that... littlemissmartypants Apr 11 #2

HOW can he not have MORE IMPORTANT THINGS to be concerned with ????? eppur_se_muova Apr 11 #3

He is so out of his depth in foreign affairs and economic policy, all he focuses on is what he's always known... thesquanderer Apr 11 #13

He fancies himself an expert at renovation and design. forgotmylogin Apr 11 #20

I see it as a sign of his dementia ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Monday #53

He's a child. And everyone knows some_of_us_are_sane Apr 11 #4

EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES....EPSTEIN FILES.... Bengus81 Apr 11 #5

Gold trim!!!! AverageOldGuy Apr 11 #6

And another terrible idea resurfaces... yorkster Apr 11 #7

Ooh! That gives me an idea how we can keep him (more) distracted. tanyev Apr 11 #8

It is extremely sick that our country is dying and this man is concerned with redecorating!! Hope22 Apr 11 #9

Trump originally said he wanted to "remodel" the East wing. Multichromatic Apr 11 #10

The upcoming Democratic president can quickly repaint it BLUE. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 11 #11

Doesn't he have more important things to do radical noodle Apr 11 #12

If he can't paint it... COL Mustard Apr 11 #14

I think Rebl2 Apr 11 #15

*decorator. eggplant Apr 11 #19

daycorater. tacky tacky tacky. pansypoo53219 Apr 11 #41

This building has been subject to criticism since 1957..... reACTIONary Apr 11 #16

_ LudwigPastorius Apr 11 #18

Yeah, like, that building... reACTIONary Apr 11 #22

Instead of wanting to destroy, renovate or paint the shit house kimbutgar Apr 11 #17

The proposal IS to paint it. Not destroy it.... reACTIONary Apr 11 #21

He had mused about this last November and was sued by similar Preservationist groups suing for the ballroom BumRushDaShow Apr 11 #24

Thanks. It looks like he is more involved .... reACTIONary Apr 11 #29

OT but BumRushDaShow Apr 11 #43

Thanks for the further information... reACTIONary Apr 11 #44

I grew up in an area of Philly that still has a lot of Victorian houses BumRushDaShow Apr 12 #46

Sorry to bug you BumRushDaShow Apr 12 #47

Wow! Thanks! Very amusing.... reACTIONary Apr 12 #48

The style of units in that 2nd pic are everywhere here! BumRushDaShow Apr 12 #49

Geeze. Did the architect of that building kill your great grandfather or something? Wiz Imp Apr 12 #51

Painting it will make it harder to maintain, water gets behind the paint, the stone can't breath Blues Heron Apr 11 #26

I don't think so. The proposal says that... reACTIONary Apr 11 #31

thats just bullshit, repainting that thing will have to be nearly continuous, whereas the granite is holding up fine. Blues Heron Apr 11 #33

Yeah, well, like, that's... reACTIONary Apr 11 #38

What's his cut? Icanthinkformyself Apr 11 #23

Could have been worse. He could have wanted it painted gold. n/t Emrys Apr 11 #25

;-{) White with touch of Neon Goonch Apr 11 #27

That's gotta be one of the least destructive ideas he's had in his second term. Unlike his other building/remodeling Fil1957 Apr 11 #28

"You could even make an argument that it looks good." BumRushDaShow Apr 11 #32

This is the shit he spends his time on. Joinfortmill Apr 11 #30

An eyesore?! It's a beautiful building! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 11 #34

Yeah, Paris is full of those "old eyesores". LudwigPastorius Apr 11 #37

Trump Officials Sued for Plan to Repaint Eisenhower Building (1) Nov. 17, 2025, 10:01 AM CST riversedge Apr 11 #35

Another anti-GOP campaign ad in the making Redleg Apr 11 #36

That's one behemoth building. John1956PA Apr 11 #39

Heh dipshit painting marble and slate white will make the building disintegrate faster turbinetree Apr 11 #40

It is characterized as slate colored, but.... reACTIONary Apr 11 #45

Still bad for the stone............... turbinetree Tuesday #55

MAGIC paint. usonian Apr 11 #42

Would look pretty silly IMHO... Adeptus2272 Apr 12 #50

It would look terrible painted white. Wiz Imp Apr 12 #52

All right, so what's the catch? Where does it get super creepy and weird? Does he plan to paint it with semen? 0rganism Monday #54